Improvement in the manufacture of fur-coated fabrics



H. KELLDGG.

- Manufacture of Fur-Coated Fabrics.

No, 143,163, Patented September23,1873.

HENRY KELLOGG, or MILFORD, conunoricur.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FUR-COATED FABRICS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,163, dated September 23, 1873; application filed January 23, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY KELLOGG, of Milford, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Fur-Coated Fabrics and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figures 1 and 2, diagrams, illustrating the process of manufacture.

This invention relates to the manufacture of a fabric coated with fur, the object being to produce a material having the real fur surface which will be much cheaper than the fur skins, and take the place of such skins for man y uses and the invention consists in a fabric having thesurface coated with fur, the fur caused to adhere thereto by working one end of the fiber into the surface of the fabric, as more fully hereinafter described.

For my new manufacture I employ, preferably, a wool woven or knit fabric, and pass this fabric through a bath of water-stilfening, then, when thoroughly dry, it is rolled and thoroughly saturated with water kept hot by steam or other damp heat, and in this condition is passed gradually over a perforated surface.

In Fig. 1 A represents the fabric as above I described; B, the perforated surface over which the fabric passes to a roll, 0. Back of the perforated surface 13 a chamber, D, is formed, and in this chamber a vacuum, or partially so, isformed by any suitable means for exhausting the air. In front of the perforated surface a blast is directed directly onto the fabric which lies upon that surface, here represented as through a conductor, E. Into the blast-that is, between the open end of the conductor and the fabric-the fur or fiber is introduced, and by the blast is thrown forct bly onto the moistened surface of the fabric, aided by the exhaust on the opposite side, which causes the fiber to attach by one end only to the fabric, the fabric gradually passin g over the perforated surface B so fast as it is coated, thence to the roll (J, where an apron, F, of hair-cloth or other non-feltabl'e material to which the fiber will not adhere, is laid upon the coated surface, and the coated fabric and coated fabric and apron is taken to a hot bath and there rolled between several rollers, (this bath should be scalding hot,) and thus rolled until the fiber has beenfirmly set upon the surface of the fabric, usually from fifteen to twenty minutes 5 then the coated fabric with the apron is unrolled and reeled into the form of a belt, the apron still remaining, retaining its relative position to the coated surface; and to insure the most perfect work the edges are stitched together at this stage of the operation. These are set over two revolving drums, H H, partially immersed in hot water, the broken line denoting the water-surface. Above the water, and

between the drums, a table, L, is arranged,

over which this belt passes, as seen in Fig. 2, and, above, several pressure-rolls, P, more or less in number, are arranged to bear upon the belt as it passes over the table, such passage being occasioned by the passing of the drums and this is continued until theend of the fiber has become fixed or felted into the surface of the fabric; then it is opened and thoroughly dried, the coated surface whipped up, and the fabric is complete, the surface presenting the appearance of real fur, and without the defects which unavoidably exist or occur in skins, and the fabric may be cut and wrought for various purposes in like manner as the skins, and the great expense and care in cutting and arranging the skins in order to present a uniform surface are entirely avoided.

I wishit to be understood that the method which I have described for throwing fur onto the fabric is not the only one by which it may be done, but I believe this to be-the best prac tical method.

2 names It may be advantageous to introduce a fine cotton or non-feltable fiber with the fur, as in some cases I find this facilitates the Work and presents a finer appearance after whipping, the non-feltable fiber whipping out from the fur.

I do not Wish to be understood as confining myself to any particular method of applying the fiber to the surface preparatory to treatment but I claim as my inventionas set forth.

2. The process herein described for coating 1 the surface of knit or woven fabrics with fur.

HENRY KELLOGG.

Witnesses;

J. H. SHUMWAY, A. J. TIBBITS. 

